Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Viva Las Vegas

A boring Saturday night that consisted of getting a shake at Jack in the Box drive through, gave us the urge to head out of town on a mini impromptu vacation. With Vegas being less than 2 hours away, we checked priceline to see if we could splurge and find a fun 5 star hotel to stay in. Splurge we did, and the next thing I knew, Chad had booked the Wynn for the weekend and we were off

We definitely felt a little out of our league, wheeling our double stroller into that place,

but come on, what little boy wouldn't love to jump on a five star bed, or soak their swim diaper in a five star pool once in their lifetime? Ha ha. The Wynn did not disappoint. We got right down to business checking out the goods of the room





Then we hit the strip for the Vegas night life the pirate show at Treasure Island

And the wynn shops and waterfalls

The next day was mostly spent here

Doing a little of this





Going to the Lion habitat at the MGM



And meeting up with my family for dinner, and my dad's favorite, a walk on the strip! The boys were exhausted so when they quickly fell asleep, Chad and I played cards and ate peanut butter m&m's overlooking the strip from our room.

It was a great weekend. But now, our 5 star days are done and its back to sesame street and Mr. Mitt... Parker's favorite past time :)

15 comments:

Laura said...

how awesome are you to just take your kids and go! vegas looks so fun! I love looking at your photos of your boys...they are so dang cute!

Unknown said...

oh my gosh how fun is this! So spontaneous! I heard the Wynn Is so nice! Nothing but the best I guess...right?!?! haha your boys are so cute Emily!

Burnhams said...

ha ha yeah, it was a little over the top. Next time we'll do circus circus or something :)

Eric, Sammy, & Kami said...

That looks like a blast. Do you want to do it again in November with us??? Let us know, we'll have such a GREAT time. Love you.

Zanny said...

Oh, that sounds positively wonderful! I love Las Vegas anyway, because Jerald and I honeymooned there. The Wynn sounds gorgeous! Glad you had fun!

winston and jillyn egan said...

How fun...I love impromptu trips. And I love Vegas too:)

Zwick family said...

It was so fun seeing you and getting a taste of the 5 Star Wynn!!! Can't wait to do it again.

Love,
Andrea

Lacey said...

that is so awesome, i love random ideas that actually happen! your little boys are pretty much the cutest things ever!

Nate and Lori said...

One of our best vacations consisted of staying at the Belagio (got free rooms) and just hanging out at the pool. You guys are awesome to just take spur of the moment trips and especially with a new baby. I can barely imagine leaving the house at this point. Your boys are so cute! And Emily...you look great.

Jen Richards said...

What a fun weekend! We go to Vegas a few times to a year (to see the grandparents) and we have never been in the Wynn. After seeing your great pics, I will definitely be going there next time :) So glad you had a great time. Also- Blake is SO cute (and getting SO big!).

Katie said...

What a fun couple you guys are! I love it. I still can't believe you are a family of 4! But it doesn't stop you from being the same adventurous emily and chad. we were just talking about you guys the other day remembering that really funny april fools story about you trying to extra credit for nursing.... yeah, you know the one. we seriously couldn't stop laughing and it made us miss you guys.

Steve and Amanda said...

Emily- Man, you guys get around!!! You look like you are enjoying your two boys! Can you believe that we even have kids? We've come a long way!!! I wish we lived closer so we could see more of eachother. Blake was one of our top name choices too! He really is SOOOOO cute! You guys look so happy. We love and miss you!

Cori Henderson said...

That looks way fun! I love all your pics!

Melissa said...

AWESOME!!! Look at you guys parents of two and still doing spontaneous. SO fun! Your boys are so so cute.

callie said...

that looks amazing emily! steve and i have only walked around and we've always wanted to see what a room really looks like...i'll have to show him this post. we are kind of obsessed with staying in hotels (when we get to).

your boys ARE gorgeous emily! pretty features and all... i'd say they are going to be some real heart breakers. blake is definitely taking on your looks and parker couldn't more like chad!